History

About ProgramDegrees Offered and Application Requirements

Program focus is to foster intensive examination of particular topics from a variety of approaches including gender history, transnational and comparative history, economic history, political history, cultural history and social history.

Long known for its strength in Canadian history, other areas of expertise include British, Caribbean, European, Latin American and U.S. history, the history of Africa and the African diaspora and the history of the Ancient World.

Dig into the past in the collaborative PhD program offered in conjunction with the University of Toronto in Ancient Greek and Roman History.

Comparative studies are encouraged, made possible through flexible study options, small class sizes and precise attention to the scholarly promise of each student.

The faculty of York's Graduate Program in History are leading scholars who have won major prizes for their research and publications. View the complete listing of our faculty.

You'll join a dynamic and lively culture that includes talks by prominent historians in the Historian's Craft series, the annual New Frontiers in History Conference and regular social events organized by the Graduate Student History Association.

Admission Requirements

Because the number of applicants greatly exceeds the number of positions available, meeting our minimum admission requirements is not a guarantee of admission.

We encourage all applicants to submit complete documentation (including those submitted via MyFile - supplementary applications and referee recommendations) within two weeks of the application deadline. Review the Admissions process for timing.

Admission Requirements

Because the number of applicants greatly exceeds the number of positions available, meeting our minimum admission requirements is not a guarantee of admission.

We encourage all applicants to submit complete documentation (including those submitted via MyFile - supplementary applications and referee recommendations) within two weeks of the application deadline. Review the Admissions process for timing.

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